The 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S is a Russian BMP-3-based self-propelled anti-tank guided missile carrier for the 9M123 Khrizantema family. It carries a retractable twin launcher, an automatic loader, and both radar and laser-beam guidance channels, allowing the vehicle to engage two targets at once with different guidance modes. Russian systems have been reported deployed in the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where open-source documentation also tracks the type among Russian equipment in the theater.
Russian 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S anti-tank missile carriers have been reported deployed to Ukraine during the full-scale invasion; WarSpotting lists the type among documented Russian material-loss models, and contemporary defense reporting described Russian use of the system in the theater.
Role detailsThe Khrizantema-S fire unit combines two ready missiles, an internal automatic loader, and separate radar and laser-beam guidance channels. Rosoboronexport describes simultaneous engagement of two targets, one through automatic radar guidance and one through a semi-automatic laser-beam channel.
Retractable twin launcher with two missiles ready to fire and 15 missiles carried in the vehicle.
Millimeter-wave radar channel and semi-automatic laser-beam channel for the 9M123 missile family.
Designed for armored vehicles, field works, light surface targets, low-speed aerial targets, and sheltered personnel.
The Khrizantema-S ground system uses a family of launch, command, and missile designations rather than a single vehicle-only name.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| 9P157-2 | Launch vehicle | Main BMP-3-based combat vehicle with retractable twin launcher, radar and laser guidance channels, and an automatic loader. Sources: WeaponSystems.net 9P157 Khrizantema-S, Rosoboronexport Khrizantema-S |
| 9P157-3 | Platoon command vehicle | Command variant described as similar to the launch vehicle and used to command several 9P157-2 vehicles. |
| 9P157-4 | Battery command vehicle | Battery command vehicle on the same family, shown by WeaponSystems.net with additional optics and radio equipment rather than the normal missile-launcher layout. |
| 9M123 | Tandem-HEAT missile | Baseline anti-armor missile family member for the system, with laser- and radar-guided variants reported in open references. Sources: FMSO Khrizantema Missile System, Rosoboronexport Khrizantema-S |
| 9M123F | High-explosive/thermobaric missile | Alternative missile type listed by Rosoboronexport for non-armored targets and battlefield structures. Sources: Rosoboronexport Khrizantema-S |
The land-based Khrizantema-S launcher is built around a tracked armored vehicle chassis rather than a dismounted missile team.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Tracked infantry fighting vehicle chassis | Rosoboronexport lists the platform as BMP-3, and open references describe the 9P157-2 as a BMP-3-based launch vehicle with the normal turret replaced by a retractable missile launcher and automatic loader. Sources: Rosoboronexport Khrizantema-S, WeaponSystems.net 9P157 Khrizantema-S |
Foreign Military Studies Office reporting described KBM's public reveal of the Khrizantema dual-guidance anti-tank missile system in July 1996.
Sources: FMSO Khrizantema Missile System
WeaponSystems.net places the 9P157 family's entry into service around 2004 or 2005 and describes it as remaining in service with Russian forces.
Sources: WeaponSystems.net 9P157 Khrizantema-S
Defense Express reported that Russian 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S vehicles had been deployed to Ukraine, citing Army Recognition reporting on the system.
Sources: Defense Express Khrizantema-S Ukraine Deployment
